Howard Felsher, the Emmy-award winning executive producer of the Richard Dawson-eraFamily Feud who bounced back after getting caught up in the game show fixing scandal of the 1950s, died July 23 at home in Tarzana, California. He was 90.
His death was announced by his family an obituary in the Los Angeles…
Jay-Z released his video for his single “Family Feud” last night exclusively on Tidal, although it was more than a standard music video premiere. Much like anything else he and Beyonce create, it was a cultural event to punctuate 2017 with the most inclusive, woke A-list cast you will ever see in a music video.
Helmed…
With Steve Harvey lately in the news for conferring with Donald Trump, Kenan Thompson’s SNL take on the game show host was pretty much a foregone conclusion. But the running Family Feud bit made an especially efficient – and pretty funny – way for Saturday Night Live to cover this week’s pop culture bases.
In the…
Family Feud, the syndicated game show hosted by Steve Harvey, hit a ratings record high the first week of January, reaching a 7.6 and poised to become what its producers say is the first nationally syndicated TV series ever to increase its ratings for seven consecutive years.
In a statement accompanying the ratings…
Steve Harvey, Family Feud host and Hillary Clinton supporter, met with President-elect Donald Trump today to discuss a possible role for the comic post-inauguration. Greeting reporters camped out in the lobby of Trump Tower, Harvey said, "We're gonna team up and see if we can bring about some positive change in the…
Steve Harvey killed it in syndicated ratings for the week ending January 24, with a little help by a dissed Miss Universe and her first runner-up who appeared on Harvey’s talker Steve Harvey. Harvey-hosted Family Feud also hit its highest national household and demo ratings since the advent of People’s Meters in 1987…
Steve Harvey is expanding his relationship with Endemol Shine North America, the studio behind his nationally syndicated eponymous daytime talk show. Harvey has signed an overall production deal with Endemol Shine for his East 112th Street Prods. This marks the first studio deal for year-old 112th Street Prods — named…
Another milestone for Family Feud and host Steve Harvey. The game show topped all programs in syndication for the week of June 8 with a 6.1 HH rating, beating Wheel Of Fortune and Judge Judy both of which tied at 6.0, according to Nielsen. It was the first time ever that Family Feud finished as the top-rated program…
FremantleMedia North America has named former BBC Entertainment executive and producer Sean Hancock as VP Alternative Programming, CEO Thom Beers announced today. Hancock begins his new position April 28 reporting to EVP Alternative Programming Toby Gorman. In his new role, Hancock will be responsible for development…
Longtime Family Feud host Richard Dawson died Saturday of complications from esophageal cancer. Dawson, 79, died in Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles. His son Gary said on Facebook that Dawson “was surrounded by his family” when he died. Dawson, born in England and named Colin Lionel Emm, had a small role in…
GSN has acquired the cable network rights from FremantleMedia North America to more than 300 episodes of syndicated strip Family Feud hosted by Steve Harvey. The game show will debut in GSN on March 28, airing at 7 PM. GSN has been on a off-network buying spree under new EVP programming Amy Introcaso-Davis. Over the…
